Full Source: Adapted from a Texans for Public Justice (TPJ) report, "Money
in PoliTex: A Guide to Money in the 2002 Texas Elections." Accessed 14
July 2004 at
http://www.tpj.org/page_view.jsp?pageid=363&pubid=208. Note
that these rankings exclude contributions by party organizations
included in the original TPJ report.
Full Footnote: These rankings do not take into account a highly controversial but
undisclosed total of $1.9 million spent by the Texas Association of
Business to benefit selected Republican House candidates or a similarly
controversial sum of at least $190,000 spent by Texans for a Republican
Majority. The rankings also exclude any contributions to largely
self-financed candidates (Tony Sanchez, Democratic candidate for
governor and David Dewhurst, Republican candidate for lieutenant
governor).